WINIFRED HOLTBY.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1938, Page 21

WINIFRED HOLTBY.

The presentation of Victor Saville's fho wrote the book on which the film -based Miss Holtby died m Sep=mber, 1935, at the age of 37. fj She did S live to see "South Riding," a besteller and her biggest success, pubShed. She was never to know, even lough the film rights were purchased Store publication, that one day her rorls. was to be circulated, through the ledium of the screen, to millions of ersons throughout the world - Wanired Holtby was an Realist, taking an ctive interest in social problems and i political work, being for many years lecturer for the League of Nations rnion. Although hating war she mterupted her studies at Oxford to 30m le W.A.A.C. in the last one. In all er works are signs of a burning .social onscience. "South Riding" is no xception, and, although in- fitaung hanges have been made *w>"O_W« ook the producer has gone to great °ngths to preserve the atmosphere nd spirit that made it a best-seller. South Riding" contains an exceponally competent cast. tdna_Best lakes a brilliant come-back as Sarah lurton, the schoolmistress in the small "orkshire town in which the action ikes place. Other leading players are :alph Richardson, sunerb as Squire lame, the role, originally intended jr Robert Donat, Edmund Gwennj ,nn Todd, John Clements, Marie Lohr, rid Milton Rosmer.